The second day of August, 1539, the Governor departed from _Cale_; he lodged in a little town called _Ytara_, and the next day in another called _Potano_, and the third day at _Utinama_, and came to another town which they named the town of _Evil peace_; because an Indian came in peace, saying, that he was the cacique, and that he with his people would serve the Governor, and that if he would set free twenty-eight persons, men and women, which his men had taken the night before, he would command provision to be brought him, and would give him a guide to instruct him in his way. The Governor commanded them to be set at liberty, and to keep him in safeguard. The next day in the morning there came many Indians, and set themselves round about the town near to a wood. The Indian wished them to carry him near them, and that he would speak unto them, and assure them, and that they would do whatsoever he commanded them. And when he saw himself near unto them he broke from them, and ran away so swiftly from the Christians that there was none that could overtake him, and all of them fled into the woods. The Governor commanded to loose a greyhound, which was already fleshed on them, which passing by many other Indians, caught the counterfeit cacique which had escaped from the Christians, and held him till they came to take him. From thence the Governor lodged at a town called _Cholupaha_, and because it had store of maize in it, they named it _Villa farta_. Beyond the same there was a river, on which he made a bridge of timber, and traveled two days through a desert. The 17th of August he came to _Caliquen_, where he was informed of the province of _Apalache_. They told him that _Pamphilo de Narvaez_ had been there, and that there he took shipping, because he could find no way to go forward. That there was none other town at all; but that on both sides was all water. The whole company were very sad for this news, and counseled the Governor to go back to the _Port de Spirito Santo_, and to abandon the country of _Florida_, lest he should perish as _Narvaez_ had done; declaring that if he went forward, he could not return back when he would, and that the Indians would gather up that small quantity of maize which was left. Whereunto the Governor answered that he would not go back, till he had seen with his eyes that which they reported; saying that he could not believe it, and that we should be put out of doubt before it were long. And he sent to _Luys de Moscoso_ to come presently from _Cale_, and that he tarried for him there. _Luys de Moscoso_ and many others thought that from _Apalache_ they should return back; and in _Cale_ they buried their iron tools, and divers other things. They came to _Caliquen_ with great trouble; because the country which the Governor had passed by, was spoiled and destitute of maize. After all the people were come together, he commanded a bridge to be made over a river that passed near the town.